tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5598083410921012301..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: semi-anniversary? bi-anniversary? THIRSTY re: SMARTPHONE APPSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88831095792609304482013-08-27T13:35:20.285-04:002013-08-27T13:35:20.285-04:00It wasn't exactly six months, anyway.
So... me...It wasn't exactly six months, anyway.<br />So... meh.<br />:-)Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57780108044275623732013-08-24T19:50:12.876-04:002013-08-24T19:50:12.876-04:00I actually have an iPod, but I can't afford th...I actually have an iPod, but I can't afford the dataplan for an actual phone... Not sure how that will get me out of the poorhouse, but none of the apps I use make much difference to my work life. Do they entertain me, sure, but improve my work? Not so much. The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59191650869060087502013-08-24T15:54:26.663-04:002013-08-24T15:54:26.663-04:00Actually, I think there's a way to get my Palm...Actually, I think there's a way to get my Palm TX (which has wireless capability) to run the Android platform for even less than that. But I haven't bothered. To be honest, I do plan to get a smartphone sometime soon (among other things, I have nieces and nephews who apparently communicate almost exclusively by text), but I'm feeling a bit ludditish right now because there was an Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52444233770033947662013-08-24T12:32:54.678-04:002013-08-24T12:32:54.678-04:00:-):-)Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67738988317767210142013-08-24T09:26:34.395-04:002013-08-24T09:26:34.395-04:00I love Star Walk! So cool to just point it at the ...I love Star Walk! So cool to just point it at the sky and have it tell me what things are, including the satellites (I have it on my iPad).BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72072931895914078392013-08-24T08:58:11.650-04:002013-08-24T08:58:11.650-04:00I push some of the number buttons and pretty soon ...I push some of the number buttons and pretty soon I can talk to somebody. I think that's useful and heck, pretty neat too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68469917901144207582013-08-24T04:08:32.663-04:002013-08-24T04:08:32.663-04:00Bubba, I think the bourbon is getting the better o...Bubba, I think the bourbon is getting the better of you. Earth never goes through the Sun, you know. That's just a rather contrived physics problem for first-year undergrads.<br /><br />Here are some useful apps:<br /><br />- Star Walk is planetarium software that makes an iPhone5 work like a Celestron Sky Scout. In other words, point the phone at the sky, and it shows a star map of what you&Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75981921247286632782013-08-24T01:06:30.389-04:002013-08-24T01:06:30.389-04:00Waitaminute. Our advice is being solicited directl...Waitaminute. Our advice is being solicited directly???Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73840134457700444302013-08-23T18:08:24.372-04:002013-08-23T18:08:24.372-04:00You can buy a used 4th generation iPod Touch on eB...You can buy a used 4th generation iPod Touch on eBay for $100 and use just about any of these apps on it. Almost entirely free after that initial payment. Use the wifi free on your campus. Recharge on campus and use the school's electricity for free. Download free apps. It doesn't have to put you in the poorhouse. And if you're already in the poorhouse, it might get you out.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52189801454556700502013-08-23T17:49:59.218-04:002013-08-23T17:49:59.218-04:00I'm with you, CC. Just bought my first "s...I'm with you, CC. Just bought my first "smartphone" and promptly gave it to my partner, who can actually use it. She says I should bring it to work, so the students will think I'm hip. I dunno...I have yet to send my first text ever, the tiny keys strain my eyes.Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72010999117487618642013-08-23T17:26:17.541-04:002013-08-23T17:26:17.541-04:00Who, other than students with giant student loan c...Who, other than students with giant student loan checks mailed to them, can afford a fancy app phone? The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83951586304170323672013-08-23T17:03:19.661-04:002013-08-23T17:03:19.661-04:00What's an app? Which of the buttons on my flip...What's an app? Which of the buttons on my flip phone do I press to access one? Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72406723168474763922013-08-23T16:26:36.156-04:002013-08-23T16:26:36.156-04:00CalcMadeEasy is an honest-to-goodness scientific c...<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calcmadeeasy/id388544752?mt=8" rel="nofollow">CalcMadeEasy</a> is an honest-to-goodness scientific calculator, with all the functions I like.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lose-it!/id297368629?mt=8" rel="nofollow">Lose It</a> Lost a bunch of weight last year.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/king-of-dragon-pass/StandardDeviationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390949987476571452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19385641650010618142013-08-23T15:29:29.834-04:002013-08-23T15:29:29.834-04:00EpiCollect and MyScript Calculator. Who couldn...<a href="http://www.epicollect.net/" rel="nofollow">EpiCollect</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myscript-calculator/id578979413" rel="nofollow">MyScript Calculator</a>. Who couldn't love the latter? <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com